System Specialist - Web Security

System Specialist - Web Security
Web Operations, Front-End Infrastructure IKEA IT Älmhult

IKEA is on an exciting growth journey becoming more accessible to the many people. We are investing heavily to develop IKEA into the future. This means for example delivering one of the world´s biggest multichannel programs. It also means developing a number of solutions to meet the needs of our customer and co-workers today and tomorrow.

IKEA Business Solutions will support this journey by delivering new, customer focused solutions and making sure that existing solutions are relevant and available. We empower our co-workers, customers and suppliers with the right solutions to contribute to a growing IKEA.


IKEA.com is today one of the largest retail websites in the world with more than 2 billion visits per year!
On top of that we currently also run the largest eCommerce programme in the world in order to support our future growth through world class Internet presence!

Do you want to be part of our team?
The infrastructure Web Operations team that keeps the lights on for this extensive site is situated right in the very heart of IKEA -Älmhult, Sweden!

Despite the small size and location of this unique town, we are a very international team consisting of Swedish, English, Irish, Icelandic, Indian and Hungarian co-workers.
We are a group of very creative and driven individuals with a strong sense of togetherness and responsibility, who see obstacles as solutions waiting to be found. With high focus on quality we take pride in what we deliver, and we have fun while we do it!

Since the Internet is always evolving, we too need to be in constant change to ensure that new functionality and security measures are always in the factory ready to be deployed into our Internet platforms and IKEA.com.
If you think this sounds like an attractive place to work, then please keep reading to see if you have what it takes to be our new colleague!


What we need

We are currently looking for a System Specialist with Web Security as the focus area.
In this position your main task is to ensure and maintain a high and mature level of security in the services and technologies we deliver. You will be the main point of contact for all security related topics concerning IKEA´s eCommerce platforms.
You will play an important role in the work of keeping these platforms up-to-date with current industry security standards, and ensure we meet the security requirements put on us from the applications consuming our services.
You will also be responsible for continuous security related reviews, such as firewall rule implementations, access management, web application firewall configuration etc.

Who we need

You have a senior technical background, e.g. as Senior IT Security Specialist, Senior System Specialist, Senior System Developer or similar.
You are interested in IT security and web operations, and have previous experience from working with large web sites.
As a person you are organized, driven, and able to take personal leadership. You act professionally and responsibly. You have good social skills, enjoy working with others, and you thrive in a high paced, dynamic, working environment.

Our story
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